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Welcome to Barnsley Museums! These are the stories behind the collections and the people covering the 5 venues: Experience Barnsley, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Worsbrough Mill, Cannon Hall & The Cooper Gallery

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    The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 17:37


    A Christmas carol lost for 90 years and re-discovered by Barnsley Museums in 2023. Watch videos, read blogs and download the lyrics from our website https://www.barnsley-museums.com/the-barnsley-carol-christmas-eve-by-arthur-godfrey

    #Strike40 In conversation with.....Arthur Scargill in 1983

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 15:21


    There's lots of interviews online with Arthur Scargill that focus on his involvement in the miners strike. In this interview that pre-dates the strike John Kelly focuses on Arthur's formative years in Barnsley, his interests and influences away from the pit. This is the first time this interview has been shared online, it's from a recently digitised cassette tape from a Barnsley Archives collection. Recorded in 1983 for the Second Sight magazine created especially for the blind and partially sighted, we are currently working through the collection and will share more interviews in the near future. Download a transcript of the interview https://www.barnsley-museums.com/admin/downloads/1470

    #Strike40 Kenneth O'Mara shares his memories of Elsecar and the miners' strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 18:53


    #Strike40 Kenneth O'Mara shares his memories of Elsecar and the miners' strike by Barnsley Museums

    #Strike40 Gerald O'Brian shares his memories of Elsecar Main Colliery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 16:42


    #Strike40 Gerald O'Brian shares his memories of Elsecar Main Colliery by Barnsley Museums

    #Strike40 - Women Against Pit Closures - Rally at Barnsley Civic Hall, May 1984

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 20:06


    The interviews in this episode were recorded on 12th May 1984 at a large Women Against Pit Closures rally at the Barnsley Civic Hall. The event was much larger than expected with an estimated 10,000 women travelling from all parts of the country to the event at the civic hall and had 40 speakers. You are about to hear speeches by Ann Hunter (chairperson of rally), Lorraine Hunter, two miners' wives from Nottinghamshire and Arthur Scargill. Interviews with Chris Hall (of Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures), various miners' wives, nurses from South Wales raining community, miners' wives from Wales, and Susan Sykes, miner's wife from Grimethorpe. Special thanks to Sheffield Archives for digitising the cassette and allowing us to make it available in this podcast.

    #Strike40 Cllr Mick Stowe shares his memories of the 1984 Miners' Strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 17:50


    Continuing our miners' strike podcast series, this episode was recorded as part of the Elsecar Building Bridges project which you can read about on our website https://www.elsecar-heritage.com/elsecar-building-bridges-project

    #Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Ernest Kaye about his mining memories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 20:32


    Recorded in 2004, Brian speaks with Ernest Kaye about his lifetime down the mines, including his striking memories

    #Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Michael Taylor about his mining memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 24:22


    Throughout the year we are going to share highlights from Brian Elliott's oral history collection, a local historian and published author who has generously donated his sound archive to Barnsley Archives and Local Studies which we are now making available online for the first time.

    #Strike40 Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures - Betty Cook

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 25:43


    Betty Cook was a founding member of the Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group which led to the formation of The Woman Against Pit Closures in Barnsley. This interview was recorded in 2009 as part of The South Yorkshire Women In Industry lottery funded project. It is being shared for the first time as part of Barnsley Museums' year-long programme of events marking 40 years since the Miners' Strike. For more details, visit our website http://www.experience-barnsley.com/strike40

    The Barnsley Carol - Christmas Eve by Arthur Godfrey (1933) vocals by Tegwen Roberts (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 3:12


    A Christmas message from Barnsley Museums, featuring a Barnsley carol 'Christmas Eve' written by Arthur Godfrey and published in the Barnsley Chronicle in December 1933. With photographs of Barnsley at Christmas from Barnsley Archives. Read our blog to learn more about the carol https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2023/12/12/a-barnsley-christmas-eve-carol-1933/

    NEW PODCAST - Barnsley Museums Natters

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 0:20


    We've got a brand new podcast, find us over on Acast for Barnsley Museums Natters https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters the first series is all about Experience Barnsley Museums

    Episode 39 - Merry Christmas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 37:53


    Episode 39 - Merry Christmas! by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 38 - Remotely Digital with Barnsley Archives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 17:18


    Episode 38 - Remotely Digital with Barnsley Archives by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 37 - Brains In A Dish

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 10:57


    Episode 37 - Brains In A Dish by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 36 - National Poetry Day 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 26:59


    Episode 36 - National Poetry Day 2022 by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 35 - In conversation with....Dorothy Hyman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 32:55


    Episode 35 - In conversation with....Dorothy Hyman by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 34: Pigeons, Ping Pong & Peoples Possessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 20:24


    Episode 34: Pigeons, Ping Pong & Peoples Possessions by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 33 - In Conversation With: Graham Ibbeson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 17:49


    In 2022 Graham Ibbeson has two exhibitions with Barnsley Museums. In this interview Graham talks about his work and his career.

    Episode 32 - Barnsley Serves The World: Stories From The Slazenger Factory

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 20:56


    Welcome to series 2 of the Barnsley Museums podcast! This episode is all about the Slazenger tennis ball factory. For more details about the exhibition and for more content visit our website www.experience-barnsley.com/slazenger

    Barnsley Museums Podcast - Series 2 - Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 1:50


    We're coming back with a brand new series! Episodes will be released on the last Friday of each month.

    Episode 31 - Merry Christmas from Barnsley Museums

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 2:28


    Watch the Barnsley Museums Christmas concert on Wednesday 8 December 2021 on YouTube, available on demand afterwards too https://youtu.be/ZPXp7lpD_DU

    Episode 30 - Now! That's What I call Barnsley Museums (less talk more music)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 23:03


    In a break away from our usual podcast format this episode is all about the music created by Barnsley Museums over the last few years. Most of the songs have additional content to watch and read: 'Of The River' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSRBjDRBXTw Barnsley Libraries Youth Music Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMUDCpsH1I&list=PLlPUNLu4xzunFELWYq5ngEnjsWmbQTqwx Women of The Working Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8OQK8BRvhY Newcomen Engine blog: https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2020/05/01/digging-the-earls-great-engine/

    Episode 29 - The Wharncliffe Woodmoor Disaster, 1936

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 22:19


    Episode 29 - The Wharncliffe Woodmoor Disaster, 1936 by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 28 - In conversation with: Dana Kubick (Barnsley Canister Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 32:20


    Dana spoke about her first dealings as a commercial artist with the Barnsley Canister company. She came up to Barnsley early in 1983 and the rest was history - her career really took off with the company. She said coming up to Barnsley ‘changed her life'. Read more about Barnsley Canister Company in this blog: https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2020/06/10/tins-tins-tins/

    Episode 27 - In conversation with: Selina Wray

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 34:25


    Selina Wray is an Alzheimer's Research UK Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Selina received her degree in Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry from the University of Nottingham in 2004, before undertaking PhD training in Dr Diane Hanger's laboratory at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London. Selina was awarded her PhD in 2008 and subsequently joined the laboratory of Professor John Hardy at UCL Institute of Neurology as an Alzheimer's Research UK Junior Research Fellow. This interview was recorded in 2017 as part of the Barnsley Archives Joy of Sound & Vision project funded by the national lottery heritage fund to make Barnsley's film and sound archive accessible for the first time

    Episode 26: Duggie Pond - a poetic miner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 14:35


    After a short break the Barnsley Museums podcast is back! At the end of each month we will have more highlights from the Barnsley Archives sound archive. The next few episodes are extracts of interviews Brian Elliott a local historian and author. We will making more of his interviews available via www.soundcloud.com/BarnsleyMuseums

    Episode 25 - LGBT History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 47:14


    Hello! Welcome to our LGBT History Month special. In this podcast you will hear from: Steven Skelley, Barnsley Museums, talking about how people can contribute LGBT+ memories and items to Experience Barnsley. Ken Brookes, Maurice Dobson Museum & Heritage Centre, talking about Maurice Dobson and his partner Fred Halliday. Stephen Miller, Barnsley Libraries, author ‘Uncovered’ Barnsley project, talking about discovering untold stories of Barnsley’s LGBT+ past. Jenny Rudd, NT Wentworth Castle Gardens, talking about her research & forthcoming talk on Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, pioneer of smallpox vaccine. Kate Charlesworth - A Barnsley Born Author, cartoonist and Illustrator now living in Scotland, reflecting on her career and recent book: Sensible Footwear: A Girl's Guide

    Episode 24: Darfield Deduced - Ian McMillan's memories of Darfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 15:11


    In this episode we revisit the guest from episode one as Ian McMillan chats about some of his memories of Darfield

    Episode 23 - Christmas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 16:29


    In this Christmas episode of the podcast we share highlights from our festive virtual coffee morning and reminisce about our favourite Christmas memories

    Episode 22: Service Please! Barnsley British Co-operative Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 14:50


    This podcast is all about the Barnsley British Co-operative Society which was once at the heart of the community Read more about the co-op here: https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2020/07/31/barnsley-british-co-operative-society/

    Episode 21 - For the people, by the people - Experience Barnsley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 17:18


    Almost everything you see at Experience Barnsley has been donated by the public. In the seven years since the museum opened many more people have come forward with objects and stories, the pandemic might have slowed down our plans but we are looking forward to welcoming visitors back from 7 November

    Episode 20: Virtual Pear Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 12:47


    Episode 20: Virtual Pear Day by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 19 - Virtual Coffee Morning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 34:47


    Like the rest of the world we have been using Zoom to stay in touch with one another during lockdown. This podcast is a compilation of these virtual coffee mornings. If you don't already please follow Barnsley Heritage Connects on social media.

    Episode 18: Pogmoor Feast & Yorkshire Puddings - The poetry of Joy Winkler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 20:23


    Joy Winkler grew up in Pogmoor in the 1960s although she has since left Barnsley Joy still has fond memories of Barnsley which she has captured beautifully in these poems. She now lives in Macclesfield and became Cheshire's Poet Laureate in 2005 This interview was recorded as part of the Barnsley Archives Joy of Sound & Vision National Lottery Heritage Fund project to make the towns film and sound collections available. You can also learn more about Hear My Voice here: http://www.barnsley-museums.com/hear-my-voice-

    Episode 17: The Barnsley Museums Wellbeing Podcast - Body scan exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 10:10


    As part of our #BarnsleyCares project Nicole from QDos Creates demonstrates a body scan exercise: Simply lie down, close your eyes and enter into a state of relaxation as you listen to this video guiding you through a gradual sequence of relaxing the muscles in your entire body from head to toe. The body scan is a useful relaxation technique is a mindful and meditative practice that brings awareness to the body as a whole and helpful for relaxing both the body and mind.

    Episode 16 - In Conversation With....Seventh Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 12:08


    As this weekend would have been Barnsley Live we have delved into our archives to re-visit this interview we did with Seventh Son ahead of the opening of Experience Barnsley in June 2013 - almost everything on display in the museum has been donated by the people of Barnsley including donations by local rockers Seventh Son.

    Episode 15: Hear My Voice - On The Buses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 21:33


    Recorded in 2017 as part of our National Poetry Day celebrations enjoy poerty and music from Ian McMillan, Jacqui Wicks, Ralf Dartford and Ray Hearne which was recorded on buses around Barnsley and Wakefield http://www.barnsley-museums.com/join-us-digitally-hear-my-voice-2020

    Episode 14: In conversation with - Trevor Wilkes - former Barnsley Canister Company employee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 35:49


    In 2018 there was an exhibition at Experience Barnsley all about The Barnsley Canister Company. As part of this our Community Heritage Curator, Steven Skelley spoke to lots of former employees. One the interviewees was Trevor Wilkes http://www.barnsley-museums.com/join-us-digitally

    Episode 14: Elsecar Newcomen Engine Soundscape

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 10:07


    Sit back and listen to the beautiful soundscape created for the Elsecar Newcomen Engine by sound artist and musician Andy Seward, as part of the Elsecar Newcomen Dig in July 2019. Read more here: https://bit.ly/DiggingTheEarlsGreatEngine

    Episode 13 In conversation with: Dickie Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 42:22


    Episode 13 In conversation with: Dickie Bird by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 11: In conversation with Mel Dyke MBE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 69:05


    Episode 11: In conversation with Mel Dyke MBE by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 10: Picturing Hoyland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 4:07


    Donated to Barnsley Archives by the Ordnance Survey, they give a fascinating snapshot of everyday life in and around Hoyland 65 years ago this year. The collection includes rare photographs of Rockingham Colliery and Elsecar Main Colliery, as well as photographs of Air Raid shelters, pre-fab housing, shops and pubs around Hoyland, Hoyland Common, Elsecar and Hemingfield. To celebrate the 65 year anniversary of the images being taken, staff from Barnsley Museums have recreated a selection of the images with help from local residents. See this mini exhibition here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barnsleymuseums/albums/72157711990720238

    Episode 9 - International Women's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 19:53


    International Women's Day - We revisit the hugely popular exhibition Coal Not Dole and hear from the Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures

    Episode 8 - Maurice Dobson Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 24:31


    Take a fascinating tour of Maurice Dobson Museum with Ken one of the fantastic volunteers at the Maurice Dobson Museum in Darfield & learn more about the enigmatic shopkeeper, Maurice. This podcast also celebrates the National Lottery Heritage funded project Barnsley Heritage connects. Find us and Maurice Dobson Museum on social media Twitter: @BarnsleyHC1 @DarfieldMuseum

    Episode 7: Brookestock - V.I.P tour with Terry Brookes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 13:32


    Take a tour of Brookestock with its creator Terry Brookes. This also makes for essential listening as you're walking around the exhibition which you can see at The Cooper Gallery until 7 March 2020 www.cooper-gallery.com/brookestock

    Episode 6: #ThanksToYou Sound Archive Lottery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 17:10


    To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the National Lottery we had our own draw to select which clips would be used in this podcast #ThanksToYou and the National Lottery Heritage fund our sound archive was digitised and made available for the first time as part of the Joy of Sound & Vision project in 2017. www.experience-barnsley.com

    Episode 5: Barnsley For Bargains - Memories of Barnsley Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 17:45


    Episode 5: Barnsley For Bargains - Memories of Barnsley Market by Barnsley Museums

    Episode 4 - DVLP: End of The Show Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 15:47


    Here are just just a few of the highlights from the Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership's 'End of The Show Show' celebration event held back in June 2019 https://discoverdearne.org.uk/

    Episode 3 - #ElsecarDig 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 6:24


    As part of the Festival of British Archaeology in July 2019 Archaeologists from ArcHeritage worked with local schools and community volunteers to uncover the engine's lost boiler house. This podcast was recorded during the dig, did we find the boiler house....? Listen to this podcast to find out! www.elsecar-heritage.com

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    Episode 2: Sounds A Bit Tinny: Barnsley Canister Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 24:47


    Welcome to episode 2 of our podcast! In this episode Steven Skelley shares snippets of some of the interviews he's recorded as part of our Barnsley Canister Company exhibition. If you are listening to this before 28 September 2019 makes sure you visit Experience Barnsley to find out more! http://www.experience-barnsley.com/tins-tins-tins-lifting-the-lid-on-the-barnsley-canister-company-

    Episode 1: MusIan Musings - In Conversation With Ian McMillan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 31:40


    Hello! Welcome to the first episode in a new series from Barnsley Museums. Spend half an hour in the company of Ian McMillan, writer, broadcaster and all round Barnsley ambassador. For any questions or feedback please email experiencebarnsley@barnsley.gov.uk or tweet us - @BarnsleyMuseums #BarnsleyPodcast

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